Today's show is dedicated to Sir Robert Muldoon who swept to power this day in 1975. On The Country today are - Sir Brian Lochore, Barbara Kuriger and Mike Petersen, Dr Doug Edmeades, Don Galletly and Shaun Owen and South Island Farmer of the Year Neil Campbell.
It's the whole show in one go! Today The Country is dedicated to Sir Robert David "Rob" Muldoon who swept to power on this day in 1975.
Apolitical host Jamie Mackay is celebrating by forcing lefty producer Dom George to play hits from that sainted year.
On with the show!Up first we have another Knight, it's Sir Brian Lochore!
We have a yarn about farming, footy, wool and the weather with our Roving North Island Farming Ambassador.
Panel time next. Today it's the turn of Barbara Kuriger and Mike Petersen who are the National MP for Taranaki King Country and New Zealand's Special Trade Envoy.
The Hamilton-based soil scientist goes in to bat for the water quality of the Waikato river and wishes for more sunshine and resultant photosynthesis for his province's pastures.
Then we wrap our 'crying over spilt milk' promo with Don Galletly and Shaun Owen.
We're giving a Tru-Test Vat Manager Plus monitoring system, worth $2500 installed, to a Waiau dairy farmer who bore the brunt of Mother Nature in the recent earthquakes.
Finally Jamie catches up with South Canterbury farmer Neil Campbell, who alongside his wife Lyn, was recently awarded the prestigious title of South Island Farmer of the Year.
